Social value as an umbrella concept for social, environmental, and economic value is currently one of the biggest forces changing the private sector. The fast-escalating climate crisis and wide range of poverty and inequality-related challenges are touching us all on a global level. In the quest to tackle these challenges, the public sector has put
Fueling Collaboration: How the Government’s Social Value Initiative is Empowering Charities and Social Enterprises
Government’s drive for social value has created new company collaboration opportunities for charities, social enterprises and local initiatives. The private sector is increasingly investing in environmental and social value for ESG requirements, employee engagement and building a sustainable legacy. Social value is an umbrella concept for social, economic and environmental value, and since 2021 it
How to build a winning social value plan?
A social value plan is playing an increasingly important role in government contracts and has become the winning factor when bidding for tenders. PPN 06/20 requirements for explicit, locally relevant and contract-specific social value are now over two years old. During this period, many local authorities and central government organisations have received unrealistic social value
Social value & fairness in sustainable supply chain practices
Sustainable supply chain practices play a big part in social value management. Suppliers have various types of impact on the success and desirability of a company. Policies and standards related to social and environmental value, as well as governance practices create new demands for supplier management. Whatimpact operate in a diverse world of partnerships: enhancing
Social value and the environment – find the right partnerships for your company
Social value is an umbrella term, covering social, economic and environmental value. The UK Government’s Social Value Model covers not just social outcomes but also environmental and wider economic outcomes. The Social Value model combines environmental, social, and economic outcomes to maximise impact on local communities actively. Social value and environmental outcomes show strong interconnection.
Harnessing volunteering schemes for tender specific social value
At least 11 million employees have the option to volunteer during work hours, according to estimates. This is a massive investment to social and environmental good by companies. However, there are also internal motivations for these investments such as employee engagement, retention and team building in the workplace. Social value (an umbrella concept for social,